A question about the Yellow Brick road pattern
05-07-2010, 01:38 PM
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I know you have to do some cutting - then sewing and then cutting again. So I think fat quarters work the best. I know the first time I made this quilt I kind of forgot to read the directions and had to go back and cut more of one size to get enough variation.
I love this quilt though. 6 fat quarters make a baby quilt which is very easy to do in my sewing room!
I love this quilt though. 6 fat quarters make a baby quilt which is very easy to do in my sewing room!
05-07-2010, 01:57 PM
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I am making mine from fat 1/8's plus scraps. The pattern is for fat quarters but I am using up my stash. I am on a no buy for 1 year since last August. Only if absolutley necessary do I purchase. I have 1 full metre of Ricky Timms hand dyed fabric and lots of scraps of batiks and so far so good.
05-07-2010, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sewlady31
When I substitute yardage for a fq I will buy 1/3 yard for each one and it will be long enough to cut the pieces that you need, and then split the fabric on the fold and then cut the pieces out.
So from the 12" length of cut fabric you would have a 12x21 piece, from which you would
cut the 61/2 x 21 piece and then cut a 31/2x21 piece from this
half and from the other 12x21 piece you would cut the other
2 pieces then continue to follow the pattern as written. This
is the way I work with not having to buy a full half yard to get
the 18 inch length, yet still get the amount of pieces for the
blocks.
So from the 12" length of cut fabric you would have a 12x21 piece, from which you would
cut the 61/2 x 21 piece and then cut a 31/2x21 piece from this
half and from the other 12x21 piece you would cut the other
2 pieces then continue to follow the pattern as written. This
is the way I work with not having to buy a full half yard to get
the 18 inch length, yet still get the amount of pieces for the
blocks.
One more question, for each fat quarter that is required, I just need to buy 1/3 of a yard? I love the 1930's and would love to use those fabrics for a quilt.
05-08-2010, 06:35 AM
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I like to start with the minium FQ, pull some scraps and a piece of yardage, that I cut the border from first, then add at least a FQ of border fabric into the quilt. Then I add more FQ until I have what I need.
05-08-2010, 06:45 AM
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I use this pattern for graduation quilts for my kids' friends. I use 1/2 yard cuts, then do double of the blocks. This way, I'm making two tops at once. The worse part for me is laying out the blocks, so I also number each set of blocks. After I lay out one top, I also have the layout for the second. I can usually put together the blocks for two tops in one day.
05-08-2010, 01:52 PM
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Sherri B:
If you choose to buy the length of a straight cut of fabric
a 1/3 yard for each fat quarter is all that is needed. You will
have a bit of leftover that you could use for binding or to add
to your scrap basket.
If you choose to buy the length of a straight cut of fabric
a 1/3 yard for each fat quarter is all that is needed. You will
have a bit of leftover that you could use for binding or to add
to your scrap basket.
05-08-2010, 10:47 PM
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Am making one now out of FQ's out of Wildrose by Marti Mitchell. It is so easy as everything is already matched and cutting strips is also easy. So if you use yardage it is just larger or smaller and you choose what you like.
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